EdwardR. "Edziu" Sienkiewicz

Edward R. Sienkiewicz 1921 - 2012 CHICOPEE - Edward (Edziu), a man who enjoyed life and his family, died peacefully at home on August 5 in the 92nd year of his life. The youngest child of Alex and Paulyna Sienkiewicz, who were among the families that founded St. Anthony Church in Willimansett. Edward was very much involved with the church choir and sang in many music festivals. Through the church scout program he visited Poland in 1937 as a representative at their annual international jamboree, later becoming an Eagle Scout and Scoutmaster. He enjoyed playing many sports: football, soccer, hockey but his greatest love was hockey. During World War II he served his country in the Seabees (U.S. Navy Construction Battalion) assigned to Dutch Harbor, Alaska and to the Admiralty Islands in the South Pacific. After the war he returned home to the love of his life, Lucille, and raised his family. Lucy and Edziu were a generous and loving couple and started their own scout troop: 3 girls and a boy. Camping, hiking, woodworking projects, setting list of projects, and finding creative ways to tackle interesting problems were things that he and Lucy enjoyed with the family. As a couple they were also involved with square dancing, card playing, and investigating roads "less traveled." Ed worked for electrical contractors and was very involved with IBEW, where he was a 60+ year member who also was an instructor for code classes. In addition he also taught the Electrical Trade at Chicopee Trade School/Chicopee Comprehensive HS and later at Putnam Vocational HS. After more than thirty years teaching, Ed retired and he and Lucy divided their time between Chicopee and Florida. Ed and Lucy enjoyed going to polka dances especially the music of Eddie Forman Orchestra (EFO). For their 60th wedding anniversary, they were feted with a polka mass by EFO and a polka dance for friends and family. Edziu especially enjoyed following the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team. He proudly wore team shirts and hats and attended many games at the Tampa Bay Times Forum with his hockey buddy, Mike Sawka. Edziu will be greatly missed by his daughters Shirley (Donald) Isabelle, Marie (Paul) Appleby, and Louise (Mike) Sawka. He also leaves two granddaughters Sherry (John) Kezer and Sue Theroux as well as four great grandchildren: Natasha, Grace, Seth, and Luke. His wife Lucille, his son Edward, his sisters Genevieve and Alexandra, and his great granddaughter Olivia predeceased him. Family and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Mass for Ed at 10 am on Friday in St. Anthony's Church in Willimansett with his burial to follow in St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Chicopee. Calling hours for Ed will be held Thursday from 5 to 8 pm at the Ryder Funeral Home in South Hadley. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ed's memory may be made to Lorraine's Soup Kitchen & Pantry, 170 Pendexter Avenue, Chicopee, MA, 01013 or VOC, c/o Chicopee Electric Light, 725 Front Street, Chicopee, MA, 01020. For more details please visit ryderfuneralhome.com. RYDER FUNERAL HOME 533-1735

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